# AssociateResource
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**Note**  
 AWS Service Catalog AppRegistry will no longer be open to new customers starting July 30, 2026. If you would like to use AppRegistry, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Service Catalog AppRegistry availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/arguide/app-registry-availability-change.html).

 Associates a resource with an application. The resource can be specified by its ARN or name. The application can be specified by ARN, ID, or name. 

 **Minimum permissions** 

 You must have the following permissions to associate a resource using the `OPTIONS` parameter set to `APPLY_APPLICATION_TAG`. 
+  `tag:GetResources` 
+  `tag:TagResources` 

 You must also have these additional permissions if you don't use the `AWSServiceCatalogAppRegistryFullAccess` policy. For more information, see [AWSServiceCatalogAppRegistryFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/arguide/full.html) in the AppRegistry Administrator Guide. 
+  `resource-groups:AssociateResource` 
+  `cloudformation:UpdateStack` 
+  `cloudformation:DescribeStacks` 

**Note**  
 In addition, you must have the tagging permission defined by the AWS service that creates the resource. For more information, see [TagResources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resourcegroupstagging/latest/APIReference/API_TagResources.html) in the *Resource Groups Tagging API Reference*. 

## Request Syntax
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```
PUT /applications/{{application}}/resources/{{resourceType}}/{{resource}} HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "options": [ "{{string}}" ]
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [application](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-request-uri-application"></a>
 The name, ID, or ARN of the application.   
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `([-.\w]+)|(arn:aws[-a-z]*:servicecatalog:[a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d:\d{12}:/applications/[-.\w]+)`   
Required: Yes

 ** [resource](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-request-uri-resource"></a>
The name or ID of the resource of which the application will be associated.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `\S+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [resourceType](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-request-uri-resourceType"></a>
The type of resource of which the application will be associated.  
Valid Values: `CFN_STACK | RESOURCE_TAG_VALUE`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [options](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-request-options"></a>
 Determines whether an application tag is applied or skipped.   
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `APPLY_APPLICATION_TAG | SKIP_APPLICATION_TAG`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "applicationArn": "string",
   "options": [ "string" ],
   "resourceArn": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [applicationArn](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-response-applicationArn"></a>
The Amazon resource name (ARN) of the application that was augmented with attributes.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `arn:aws[-a-z]*:servicecatalog:[a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d:\d{12}:/applications/[a-z0-9]+` 

 ** [options](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-response-options"></a>
 Determines whether an application tag is applied or skipped.   
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `APPLY_APPLICATION_TAG | SKIP_APPLICATION_TAG` 

 ** [resourceArn](#API_app-registry_AssociateResource_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="servicecatalog-app-registry_AssociateResource-response-resourceArn"></a>
The Amazon resource name (ARN) that specifies the resource.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1600.  
Pattern: `arn:(aws[a-zA-Z0-9-]*):([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+:([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1})?:(\d{12})?:(.*)` 

## Errors
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 ** ConflictException **   
There was a conflict when processing the request (for example, a resource with the given name already exists within the account).  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
The service is experiencing internal problems.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
 The maximum number of resources per account has been reached.  
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
 The maximum number of API requests has been exceeded.     
 ** message **   
A message associated with the Throttling exception.  
 ** serviceCode **   
The originating service code.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The request has invalid or missing parameters.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/AWS242AppRegistry-2020-06-24/AssociateResource)